Google Added A Black Ribbon To Commemorate Victims of Beirut Attacks

Google has acknowledged the recent terrorist attacks in Beirut with a commemorative ribbon on their Lebanon homepage www.google.com.lb. The black ribbon is a sign of remembrance and mourning and was also added to Google's main page in response to the #Paris attacks. In addition to Google, several foreign papers today acknowledged the #Beirut attacks especially after Facebook’s Safety Check was activated for Paris attacks but not Beirut. To name few, Time and The New York…

Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg On Why Safety Check Was Not Activated For Beirut

I never expected my post on Facebook's Safety Check to go viral but it looks like everyone thought Facebook should have activated that feature for other human disasters not just the Paris attacks. This led Mark Zuckerberg to clarify the matter on his Facebook profile and say the following: Many people have rightfully asked why we turned on Safety Check for Paris but not for bombings in Beirut and other places. Until yesterday, our policy…

How Lebanese TV Reporters Covered The Burj Barajneh Bombings

Al-Manar TV Reporter Ali Rasslan decided to visit Haidar, a three-year boy who got injured in the Burj Barajneh blast and ask him about his dead parents. The reporter was clearly aware that Haidar was orphaned after both his mother and father died in the explosion that took place on Thursday in Bourj al-Barajneh, yet he thought it would be a smart idea to visit him at the hospital while he's laying in bed injured…

Why Don’t We Have A Facebook Safety Check For Beirut?

Facebook enabled yesterday the "safety check" following the Paris terrors attacks whereas people in the affected area can mark themselves as safe which will send an alert to their friends and followers. The Paris attacks are quite shocking and the death toll is still on the rise unfortunately. All of my friends there are safe but they still can't believe what's happening. Speaking of alerts and attacks, I think it would be quite useful if…
Critiques

There Were No Fireworks in Tarik el Jdeede After The #BurjBarajneh Bombings

10 years ago
After yesterday’s bombing, da7ye.com shared a video on their FB page showing fireworks in Tarik el Jdeede area and linked them to the twin suicide blasts. There were indeed fireworks but because of a wedding ...
Critiques

#BurjBarajneh Bombings: A Terrorist Attack Against Innocent Civilians

10 years ago
Picture by Hasan Shaaban/Reuters I don’t care if Burj al-Barajneh is controlled by a political party or not, today’s suicide bombings were directed against innocent civilians in a busy area of a southern Beirut suburb. ...
Humor

Jedbé Bush

10 years ago
Jeb Bush and Ben Carson have been rivaling Donald Trump for the past few weeks in the stupid department and it looks like Bush is winning big time. Here’s what he said about Christians in ...
Automotive

Lebanese Car Makers W Motors Just Launched A Second SuperCar: The Fenyr Supersport

10 years ago
Three years after launching the world’s most exclusive super-car, the Lykan Hypersport, with only 7 units produced, Dubai-Based W Motors has just unveiled at the Dubai Motor Show yesterday their second super-car: The Fenyr Supersport. ...
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